Sensation Vocab Flashcards
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Sensation
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Physical process of body sensations (Touch, taste, sight, smell, sound)
2
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Bottom-Up Processing
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Start with small details to big picture
3
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Perception
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Mental process of interpreting information
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Top-Down Processing
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Start with the big picture then analyze little detail
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Absolute Threshold
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Minimum amount needed for neurons to fire
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Difference Threshold
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Minimum amount of change needed to fire
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Signal Detection Theory
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How/when we notice things – based on neurons firing, our surroundings, or ourselves
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Sensory Adaptation
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Neurons stop firing for repeated message
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Selective Attention
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Parts of the eye
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Trichromatic (three-color) Theory
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12
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Color Deficiency
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13
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Opponent-Process Theory
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